Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow
Summary
Section titled “Summary”Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow.
Origin
Section titled “Origin”Eric S. Raymond, 1997. Named Linus’s Law in honor of Linus Torvalds.
Still Applicable?
Section titled “Still Applicable?”Yes, especially in codebases with wide visibility and contributor diversity.
Context Notes:
Section titled “Context Notes:”Popularized by Eric S. Raymond in The Cathedral and the Bazaar. The idea is that broader participation improves software quality. Named after Linus Torvalds, but not coined by him.